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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • zuma_hazan01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "zuma hazan" <zuma_hazan004@superposta.com>
Reply-To: zuma_hazan01@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:35:44 +0100
Subject: THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.


*THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.*
*MR ZUMA HAZAN,
THE AUDITOR INCHARGE
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO
WEST AFRICA.*
*CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL(**zuma_hazan01@yahoo.fr*<http://us.mc454.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=zuma_hazan01@yahoo.fr>
*)*
* *
*HELLO FRIEND,*

*How are you doing,hope you are fine?
now i have the intent to contact you over this financial transaction worth
the sum of NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(19,300,000.00) for our mutual benefit,
this is an abandoned fund that belonged to one of our foriegn customers who
died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since few
years ago.
meanwhile i was very fortunate to come across the deceased file when i was
arranging the onld and abandoned customers file inoder to sign and submitto
the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit of the
year against 2008.*

*Be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and
regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed
till the period of 8yaers starting from the date of death of the
customer,the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as an unclaimed
fund.*
* *
*As an honour and advantage bestowed to our foriegn customers base on the
rules guiding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a
citizen of Burkina-Faso,you have the absolute authority to claim the fund
hence you are a foriegner despite your differences from country of origin of
the deceased.*

*On the transfer of this fund into your
account,(39%)being(U.S$7,527,000.00)will be your share in respect of the
account provision and your assistance rendered during the transfer of the
fund into your bank account,(52%)being(U.S$10,036,000.00)will be my share
being the coorfdinator and pillar of the transaction while the rest
(9%)being(U.S$1,737,000.00)will be shared to the respectable charity homes
which has been my second dream to be of help to humanity.*
* *
*Now,if you are really sure of your trustworthy,accountability and
confidentiality on this transaction without dissapointment,reply for the
deta**il of this transaction, or call me on +226 76 64 23 03 i look forward
to expect your letter.*
* *
*ZUMA HAZAN. ....................*

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